A third of Americans are showing symptoms of clinical anxiety, depression or both, new data from the Census Bureau has revealed.

Ten out of every 100 American adults are showing symptoms of depression, four out of every 100 have symptoms of anxiety and 20 Americans out of every 100 have both, according to the findings.

New data from the Census Bureau shows that 34 out of every 100 Americans are displaying symptoms of anxiety, depression or both, highlighting how the coronavirus pandemic is drastically effecting the mental health of the nation as unemployment figures soar.

The coronavirus pandemic is having a crippling effect on the mental health of Americans as they deal with the large loss of life and the worries of economic uncertainty.

The mental health questions were asked as part of a new emergency weekly survey the Bureau launched in late April to measure the effects of the pandemic on employment, housing, finances, education and health.

They revealed that 24 percent of the survey respondents showed clinically significant symptoms of major depressive disorder and 30 percent showed symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder.

The results highlight a massive decline in the mental health of Americans when compared to data compiled in 2014.

When asked 'How often have you been bothered by feeling down, depressed, or hopeless?' in 2014, 76 percent said not at all but only 50 percent responded the same in the survey conducted between May 7 and 12 this year.

Only eleven percent of respondents over 80 years old said they showed symptoms of anxiety compared to 42 percent of those aged between 18 and 25.

Thirty-six percent of people between 18 and 25 also reported symptoms of depression but only nine percent of those aged over 80.

In Mississippi, nearly half of adults are showing signs of anxiety or depression while the number was also 40 percent or more in Washington D.C., Illinois, New Jersey, Missouri, New Mexico, and Louisiana.

The lowest numbers were seen in Iowa but the state still reported that 26 percent of adults have symptoms of anxiety or depressive disorders.

Despite having the worst outbreak in the country, New York only ranked 12th among the states with 37 percent of adults showing symptoms of anxiety and depression.

The mental health questions were included in a 20-minute survey conducted by the Bureau as part of its new coronavirus project entitled the 2020 Household Pulse Survey. .

The results backed up previous findings from a Kaiser Family Foundation poll in April, however, that said nearly half of Americans reported the coronavirus crisis is impairing their mental health